Barbary corsair ships—like all pirate ships—were armed with cannon. The oared galleys that corsairs used in the Mediterranean had cannon[…]
Read moreAuthor: Adam Nichols
I'm an associate professor with the University of Maryland, in the U.S. I spent twenty years teaching for the University of Maryland’s European division, in England, Scotland, Norway, Iceland, and Germany, and downrange on military installations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. I've also lived and worked in Australia, China, and Canada. I presently live in the U.S.
CANNONS – PART 2
(This post is a continuation of Cannons – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best to[…]
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(This post is a continuation of Cannons – Parts 1 and 2. If you haven’t done so already, it’s[…]
Read moreTHE STORY OF THOMAS PELLOW
Thomas Pellow was born in Cornwall, England, in 1704. When Tomas was eleven, his father died. After this, he went[…]
Read moreTHE STORY OF JUAN RODELGO – PART 1
Everybody has heard of the (in)famous Spanish Inquisition and its ruthless use of intimidation and torture. What is less well[…]
Read moreTHE STORY OF JUAN RODELGO – PART 2
(This post is a continuation of The Story of Juan Rodelgo – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already,[…]
Read moreBARBARY CORSAIRS
Barbary corsairs are also often called Barbary pirates, but they were not pirates, at least not the sort of wild[…]
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